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WorksheetsDevotional Paths to the Divine
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the meaning of the word 'DEVOTION'?
Complete loyalty to the God
Intense love to God
Doing pooja for the God
Visiting the holy places (temples, mosques, gurudwaras, etc)
'The Idea of a Supreme God who could deliver humans from such bondage if approached with devotion (or bhakti)' This is the idea of holy book?
Bhagavad Geeta
Quraan
Guru Granth Sahib
The Jains and Buddhists
Who are the Nayanaars and Alvaars?
Who belive in Shiva and Vishnu (respectively)
Who belive in Vishnu and Shiva (respectively)
Who belive in the principles of Buddhism
None Of These
How many Nayanaars were there?
63
12
42
56
What are Hagiographies?
Religious beliefs of the Jainas
Religious Biographies
One of the laws of the Bhagavad Geeta
None of these
Shankara, one of the most infuential philosophers of India, was born in which state and when?
Tamil Nadu, 8th century
Kerala, 7th century
Kerala, 8th century
Tamil Nadu, 7th century
Ramanuja, was born where and when?
Kerala, 9th century
Karnataka, 10th century
Tamil Nadu, 11th century
None of these
Who initated the Virashaivism movement?
Shankara and Ramanuja
Basavanna and his companions
Alvaars and Nayanaars
When was the Virashaivism movemnt initiated?
Mid 11th century
12th century
Mid 12th century
11th century
Fill in the blanks: From the _____ to the ________ centuries, Maharashtra saw a great number of saint - poets.
12th to the 14th
13th to the 17th
15th to the 17th
None of these
Who was the famous Gujarati saint who said 'They are Vaishnavas who understand the pain of others'
Shankar Mehta
Narsi Patel
Shankar Patel
Narsi Mehta
What did the Nathpanthis, Siddhas, and Yogis belive was needed to attain salvation?
meditation on the formless ultimate reality
realisation of oneness
both options 1 and 2
none of these
Sufis were
Devotees
piligrims
muslim mystics
'Islam propogated strict monotheism'. What does monotheism in this line mean?
peace
subbmission to one god
Equality for everyone
none of these
What is Zikr?
chanting the name of lord
chanting the name of a sacred formula
Preaching of equality
What was the tomb of a sufi Saint called?
Khanqahs
dargahs
raqs
samas
Who was Jalaluddin Rumi?
Sufi saint
Sufi poet
In which language was the composition 'Ramacharitmanas' written in?
Sanskrit
Hindi
Prakrit
Awadhi
Which of these compositions are the work of Surdas? (Choose all that apply)
Ramacharitamanas
Sursagara
Vinayapatrika
Sahitya Lahari
Mirabai became the disciple of who?
Ravidas
Surdas
Dadu Dayal
Kabir was brought up by which family?
Family of Saints
Family of poets
Family of Muslim weavers
Where was Baba Guru Nanak born?
Kartarpur
Talwandi
Ramdaspur
Martin Luther transalated the Bible into which language?
Latin
German
Greek
Italian
What was the language of poetry Kabir used?
Hindi
Urdu
Persian
None of these
The legacy of of the various kinds of devotion evolved since when?
7th century
8th century
10th century
none of these
